He has not yet officially announced his candidacy for the presidential election.candidacycan‧di‧da‧cy /ˈkændədəsi/ noun (plural candidacies) (also can‧di‧da‧ture /ˈkændədətʃə $ -ər/) [countable, uncountable] 
The local party supported her candidacy for the post of chairman.announce/declare your candidacy He has not yet officially announced his candidacy for the presidential election. She later withdrew her candidacy.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Cuomo's candidacy would have greatly changed the presidential race.
- Mrs Ozal's detractors claim that her candidacy is an example of third-world dynastic ambitions in the Peron mode.
- That concluded a half which was bad news for the candidacy of McClair to partner his volatile new colleague.
- The statement went on to urge popular support for Sihanouk's candidacy in these elections.
- The use of a campaign book to promote a candidacy is not rare.
- This gave his candidacy a clear sense of direction that others have lacked.
- While Sharpton insisted that his long-shot candidacy would prevail, his fledgling campaign looked a bit ragtag.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He has not yet officially announced his candidacy for the presidential election. She later withdrew her candidacy.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
the position of being one of the people who are competing in an electioncandidacy for He has not yet officially announced his candidacy for the presidential election. She later withdrew her candidacy.· His estrangement from many of his former colleagues became complete in 1980 when he endorsed the presidential candidacy of Ronald Reagan.· Gore has assiduously cultivated his eventual presidential candidacy without undercutting or overshadowing Clinton.· And his political resurrection offers campaign salvation to Bob Dole, whose presidential candidacy Atwater helped to destroy in 1988.
VERB· Trudeaumania took root in February 1968, when he announced his candidacy for the Liberal leadership.· Shortly after announcing his candidacy Sezer said he thought the president had too much power.· Meanwhile, Even has all but publicly announced her candidacy.· Since Wilder announced his candidacy in September 1991, his campaign had failed to acquire any significant momentum.· Eight months later he announced his candidacy for U. S. Senate.· Lech Walesa, chairman of the Solidarity trade union, had formally announced his candidacy on Sept. 17.· Is that the same William McFetridge who announced your candidacy as mayor in 1955?
· Although he had never formally declared his candidacy, the Texan billionaire had been campaigning intensively since March.· He has all but declared his candidacy for the post.· Giscard's position has been weakened by his refusal to declare his candidacy and the animosity between him and Mitterrand.· He declared his candidacy on Feb. 12
· Seligson withdrew his candidacy and wrote a biting letter to Harleston.· Vince Tobin withdrew his candidacy for the job after both men got death threats from Ditka fanatics.
The local party supported her candidacy for the post of chairman.announce/declare your candidacy He has not yet officially announced his candidacy for the presidential election. She later withdrew her candidacy.